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Heavy week-long rains and landslides have killed at least 20 in the southeast and forced thousands from their homes.
In Minas Gerais, 11 were killed in mudslides, including five children and a teenager, while 29 others were injured
Officials in Espiritu Santo said five died this week in the floods: three when their house collapsed, one trying to cross a bridge over an overflowing river, and one swept up by flood waters. Sixteen people have been hurt there, and 551 are homeless.
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